Car Rental in Florida

Advantages: Freedom to enjoy Florida
Disadvantages: can cost more than you bargained for in extras

....... ~~~ o0o ~~~ Airport collections may cost you another dollar a day in taxes but the extra is definitely worth paying, Dollar have a UK office in Windsor ( or Close by) and you can pay for your car by credit card in advance by taking up one of their special deals for UK residents the Platinum Package..this fee is around £350 for two weeks car rental ( compact car) inclusive of ALL Insurances, Airport and State Taxes and a full tank of petrol, this is much cheaper than paying when you arrive in Florida, and the avantage of this method is this .. when you arrive in Florida all you have to do is show your driving licence, sign a form and pick up your car..no formalities, nothing else to pay for.. ~~~ o0o ~~~ Car hire is a must if you are staying anywhere in Florida EXCEPT the International Drive area of Orlando, driving in Florida is...

Dalesman 07.08.2001 · Read review
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A review/cautionary tale of Post Office Car Insurance!

Advantages: cheap car insurance, some polite and friendly staff
Disadvantages: stressful, costly, some lying staff, hassle, grief, don't touch with a barge pole

...My experience of Post Office Motor Insurance was sadly not a happy one. I took advantage of a cash back offer for taking out a comprehensive Motor Insurance policy, within a short time the documents arrived, but then I found a better offer. As I was still well within the 14 day okay-to-change-your-mind 'cooling-off' period, I cancelled the policy and took one out with the alternative provider. Somehow the Post Office, despite being very pleasant and understanding on the telephone, and having had the Certificate of Insurance documents returned to them as requested, somehow charged my debit card for the full amount anyway. I thought this must simply be an error, however I was concerned as my bank account was not exactly flush at the time, I had after all just paid the OTHER insurance provider for their policy, and lots of other bills...

razielle 19.03.2009 · Read review
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Swinton Car Insurance - Nice and Easy

Advantages: Price, Local Branch, Claims
Disadvantages: None so far

...Why choose Swinton Insurance! It was the dreaded time for me to look for car insurance again as per usual I check all the price comparison websites. Swinton came up the cheapest on two of them, so I decided to go direct to their own website to see what price was available and read a bit more about them. The main reasons I decided to go with Swinton was: *Competitive price ? Some £38 cheaper than the next best price and over £50 cheaper than my renewal price. *Local Shops ? I am one of these people who try to keep local companies open, well Swinton has office up and down the country so rather than call the dreaded call centre you can call the local shop. *Cash back ? As usual I always check the cash back sites, and to my delight Swinton was on Quidco. So when I taken the policy out online I got any additional £50 cash...

marcellep2 23.09.2009 · Read review
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Budget car Rental : Belfast Airport

Advantages: Vehicle parking close to the airport
Disadvantages: Poor service

...I booked car for hire through an internet booking agency and paid a small deposit towards the quoted cost. The agency allocated Budget car rental to supply the vehicle and upon arrival at Belfast Airport the Budget desk was easy to find and conveniently located. They had details of my booking and the paperwork process commenced without difficulty. Then the Budget representative became irritated when I declined the excess waiver insurance. I was then presented with a grand total to pay and I asked for details of how it was broken down. I was keen to ensure that my deposit paid to the agency had been deducted from the amount to pay. The representative had increasing difficulty explaining the breakdown of costs. First she said some items were shown VAT inclusive and others as VAT exclusive. Then when pressed she could not tell...

bonzo26 08.05.2004 · Read review
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More Than Car Insurance - make a claim at your own peril

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Interrogational questioning - should you ever need to make a claim. Not for the faint hearted

...Unfortunately our car was damaged by another car whilst we were stationary, waiting to pull away from a junction. We duly reported the accident to More Than Insurance and have regretted doing so ever since. Since informing them of the accident two months ago we have been interviewed on the phone twice by a very aggresive style by a young woman who would put the xxxxx to shame. You are made to feel as though you are guilty - but all we did was claim on our car insurance. We are not one of those people you see often hear about on the news who drive around without car insurance- we take our responsibilities very seriously and always have road tax and car insurance. My wife works in a hospital and because she was late by five minutes for the appointed time of her call/interview from More Than Insurance (you can't simply just stop what you...

Charters1111 13.12.2009 · Read review
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Morethan Car Insurance. Cheap but not Cheerful :(

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Not UK call centre when making a claim and very unprofesional staff.

...Well I insured my daughters car with More Than because like we all do, because it was cheap. You search them all and insure with the cheapest, and in this case More Than was the cheapest which was fine because I had saved some money. All was well until one day someone crashed into the rear of my daughter's car pushing her into someone else. The car was not driveable so we had to arrange a courtesy car, the advert says you only have to wait 2 hours , we got one the next day. Anyway that was not the main problem. In the end all was ok but dealing with the call centre ( not in the uk) was the nightmare. The amount of phone calls to the call centre dealing with the claim was unreal. The amount of times I rang and they would put me through to another department and I would explain everything then they would say ring back later , then...

Bluetoff 28.07.2009 (27.10.2009) · Read review
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Swinton Car Insurance

Advantages: Easy to contact, good website, good value
Disadvantages: None whatever

...It's that time of year again - just after Christmas co-incides with when I bought my car (off my mum!) last year having just passed my driving test. Bit embarrassing leaving it so long, but money was tight and the busses were good to and from work ..... Anyway, went through Moneysupermarket.com to find a suitable insurer for my 2nd year on the road and came across Swinton. They were not the cheapest on the list for my circumstances, but they did offer everything I needed (plus legal cover as an option) and £50 cash-back after the policy has been in place for 90 days which made it cheaper than the other options anyway. Their website was easy to navigate and make the appropriate payment and the confirmation page came up with useful details like the address and telephone number of the nearest Swinton office. The only thing that...

Vixterbelle 16.01.2009 (21.07.2009) · Read review
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Do not touch Swifcover Motor Insurance with a bargepole!!

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Totally useless

...My car windscreen was smashed by vandals. I phoned the windscreen 0800 number for Autoglass ,provided with my insurance policy , at 9am on Friday morning. I was advised someone would phone me back within 2 hours. This they did, and advised me they could replace my windscreen on Wednesday!! I phoned the claims number (an 0871 no.) and was put on hold for an age, while a syrupy prerecorded voice advised that the operators were busy "giving a customer the same personal service that we will soon be giving you". -(No into' on what number you are in the queue) I finally spoke to a female who told me to try another of their authorised repairers - the RAC windscreen replacement service and gave me another 0800 number. I asked her if I could use a local firm and was advised they would not pay more than £100 if I did this. I said I had...

angie1001 20.02.2009 · Read review
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Insurance on the cheap!

Advantages: It's cheap.
Disadvantages: I'm not convinced the staff know what they are doing.

...I have been with swifcover.com for almost a year now. Although some may have been swayed by that weird advert with Iggy Pop, personally I decided to go with them because they gave me the cheapest quote on all the insurance comparison websites, and, like a lot of people out there, saving pennies is important to me right now. *******The cost******** The quote that Swiftcover gave me was for £80 a month, although this is steep considering the type of car I drive (a Nissan Micra), I didn't have a claims bonus, I live just outside a city, I've been driving for less than two years and I also have three points on my licence (due to an unfortunate incident at some traffic lights). So all things considered this was the best of a bad bunch of quotes! I believe that if I'd gone through Quidco then I would have received a cash back bonus...

Clurbur85 29.11.2009 · Read review
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Renting a car without hassle

Advantages: quick and easy booking
Disadvantages: no information about when the car is being picked up

...simply drop the key and the rental papers trough your letterbox. The pickup of the car should be easy as well. They come to your pick up point (e.g. your home) and check if the car is without damage and filled with petrol, you give them the key and off they go. My only "problem" I have with this service, is that they never seem to come to pick up your car. The other day it took them 2 days to collect my rental car. That is a bit annoying for me, as we only have 2 parking spaces at our house and need to drive the rental car up and down the drive in order to be able to leave the house with our car. And obviously the car isn't insured for me to drive it after the agreed rental time. Also, my company has a policy, that you are not allowed to leave the key somewhere for them (e.g. under the front wheel), but have to hand it over in person. As I...

Nicole78 04.06.2005 · Read review
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